There are two endings in Crown Princess Ascension I***, the first one is that the Emperor and the Empress are killed by assassins after they go into seclusion, and the second one is that the Emperor fakes his death, passes on the throne to the Crown Prince, and lives an ordinary life with the Empress.
Ending 1: Qi Sheng took Zhang Pengpeng to a hut with a beautiful view and said that he would not go back to the palace, that he was no longer the emperor, and that Zhang Pengpeng was no longer the empress, but his wife. From then on, the two lived in seclusion, Zhang Pengpeng was assassinated, before dying, told Qi Sheng to live, Qi Sheng was heartbroken. Many assassins surrounded Qi Sheng and killed him with random knives. The falling petals buried the bodies of the lovers.
Ending 2: The two live in seclusion and live like a couple. Zhang Pengpeng gave birth to a daughter named Qi Sheng. At night, the couple watched the stars together, and Pengpeng Zhang told Qi Sheng that tomorrow was a big day, but Qi Sheng lied that he was sleepy and wanted to go to bed, and Pengpeng Zhang was worried that he had forgotten his birthday. But when she woke up the next day, she found a surprise from Qi Sheng, which touched her very much.
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The Prince Consort's Rise to Power takes a unique approach by adopting a double-ending model, with the first ending being a sad ending and the second ending being a happy ending, and the two different endings satisfy the preferences of different viewers. The unusual plot mode is also the reason why "The Prince Consort's Promotion" has become a phenomenal online drama and triggered a ratings boom.
The two different endings include the plot of the protagonist traveling back to modern times, echoing Zhang Peng's crossing at the beginning.
Reference Baidu Encyclopedia-Prince Consort Promotion Story